Crews Work to Clear Snowy Roads in Hagerstown

Crews Work to Clear Snowy Roads in Hagerstown

Snowfall throughout the four-state region is making travel a challenge.

HAGERSTOWN, MD - Snowfall throughout the four-state region is making travel a challenge.

Meteorologists
expected one to three inches of snow through Friday tonight, with the
heaviest portions falling earlier during rush hour.

The roads were already treated with salt.

Snow emergency plans went into effect at noon in Allegany County and 3:00 in Frederick and Washington counties.

The
areas that freeze up first are the bridges. Police say it's the
overpasses on Interstates 81 and 70 that see the most accidents because
those elevated roadways get slick first. I-68 also had several cars
sliding off the road during the snowfall.

"We try to get some of
it off before it starts to accumulate too much because then the cars
will pack it down and of course it'll freeze," says Ed Plank of the
Washington County Highway Department. "Sometimes it works to our
advantage sometimes it doesn't."

Crews say it usually takes about eight to 12 hours after the snowfall to fully clear the roads.